Senior Admin Assistant - Hybrid - Eden Prairie, MN

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

ADM Positions in this function include more traditional administrative/clerical support roles including: answering the telephone, typing/word processing of documents, maintaining calendars and setting up meetings, making travel arrangements, copying, faxing, greeting visitors, setting up files, tracking expenses, and coordinating building and equipment maintenance. At senior levels, function may include supervision of other clerical/administrative staff. This position supports executives at the SLT level and below.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Managing multiple priorities with dynamic business needs while effectively prioritizing to meet deadlines and deliver high quality results
• Making complex travel arrangements and coordinating large meetings across multiple time zones, including large group Teams virtual meetings, teleconferences and in-person all-day offsite events
• Working independently, taking initiative, anticipating needs and problem solving proactively
• Managing critical business information with confidentiality and discretion
• Successfully collaborating with peers and colleagues in a team environment
• Proficiency with MS Office applications including experience using Microsoft Outlook for email management and complex calendar management such as meetings, travel and conferences and Microsoft Teams for meetings

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of senior level administrative support experience
• 5 years of experience with Microsoft suite of applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams)
• 3 years of experience supporting C-suite leaders within a global, complex and fast-paced Fortune 500 organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school education or equivalent experience
• 3 years of experience collaborating in a team environment

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Unitedhealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.   

Unitedhealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.